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Damage claims in disputes concerning cable retransmission rights – recent significant judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
Holders of economic copyright have available to them special tools to enforce their rights effectively. From the point of view of breach of copyright, the ...
Read morePrinciple of transparency applied to standard contract terms – judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
In mortgage credit agreements entered into by consumers under Polish law, it has become standard practice for security for repayment of the credit to take ...
Read moreCollective management organisation charged with abuse of market dominance – judgement issued by the Polish Supreme Court
The question of market power of collecting societies in relation to entities which make use of protected works is becoming a matter of increasing controversy ...
Read morePublic register of unfair terms in consumer contracts in Poland in light of the EU law – judgement issued by the European Court of Justice
For many years, the issue of the extended effect of judgements issued by the Court of Competition and Consumer Protection concerning prohibited clauses was the ...
Read moreThe Act on Combating the Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage within the Trade in Food and Agricultural Products – new law soon to be effective
On 15 December 2016 the Sejm passed Act on Combating Unfair Use of Contractual Advantage in Trade in Food and Agricultural Products, which will come ...
Read moreThe fifth “standpoint material to a case” submitted by the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection – new Polish competition law instruments in practice
On a specially designated subpage of UOKiK’s website (see the page: “Istotny pogląd w sprawie”) another so-called standpoint material to a case has been published, ...
Read moreAlternative dispute resolution in consumer disputes – new statutory regulation and new legal obligations for traders
In order to make sure that consumers have effective means of exercising their rights, it is vital that dispute resolution instruments be available which are ...
Read moreCopyright in the Digital Single Market – proposal for an EU directive
The EC has now published a proposal for a new directive of which the principal aim is making the current EU legislation on copyright and ...
Read moreExercise of cable retransmission rights by broadcasting organizations – recent amendment to the Polish Copyright Act
An act dated 19 July 2016 (text: ISAP) amending the Polish Copyright Act (text: ISAP) came into force today aimed at achieving full harmonization of ...
Read moreInventors’ compensation for employees’ inventions – judgement by the Polish Supreme Court
Creation of inventions or utility designs, like other intellectual property interests, can occur as part of an employment relationship. In such cases, issues relating to ...
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